Cross the Line

Skills:

Physical: hand-eye coordination, reaction time, gross motor skill

Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention, visual processing

Social: awareness of physical space, taking turns (if doing activity with other children)

Number of participants:

1 or more

Equipment:

  • medium-sized ball OR basketball
  • 6+ cones OR chairs

Description:

  1. children dribble throughout the gym, changing dribbling hands each time they cross over a line

Wheelchair friendly?

Yes, children can dribble the ball with their hands while sitting in their wheelchair. When changing hands to dribble, children can pass it over their lap.

Modifications to make the activity easier:

Change the task:

  • have the child catch the ball after they dribble past 4 lines to decrease physical and cognitive demand
  • instruct the child to only switch dribbling hands over all the [fill in the blank] coloured lines to decrease physical demand

Modifications to make the activity harder:

Change the task:

  • have the child run while dribbling to increase physical and cognitive demand
  • instruct the child to switch dribbling hands by having the ball cross between their feet to increase physical and cognitive demand

Goal examples:

  • I will be able to switch dribbling hands at least 4 times when crossing the gym, from one end to the other
  • I can dribble the basketball with one hand across the gym